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And he did it with a clever phrase — telling Romney to cut the “pious baloney” — that will almost certainly find its way into Democratic ads if the former Massachusetts governor is the nominee.

There were instant jokes about the phrase — “What does that taste like?” — but for Gingrich, it was a significant moment after telegraphing different messages about how he plans to handle the campaign heading into South Carolina. And it will be one of the lines from the debate that people will remember.

Given how aggressively the super PAC supporting him is going at Romney — and his own disdain for the “pious baloney” he says Romney is espousing — it will be hard for Gingrich to do anything less than own the negative message.

How it all plays with voters remains to be seen. For one thing, Gingrich on attack doesn’t always translate well. That said, his poll numbers are low now, and his options for climbing back are limited.

3) Romney will need more practice for the general election debates

All of the debates so far have been multicandidate affairs featuring undercard hopefuls attacking each other. If Romney is the nominee, he won’t have the luxury of letting others slug it out. His exchange with Gingrich over super PAC ads was a reminder of that.

Neither Romney nor Gingrich came off particularly well in that moment, in part, because both claimed they didn’t see ads that they then described in detail. And Romney benefited by the fact that Gingrich is something of a flawed messenger in this type of fight.

But President Barack Obama, regardless of opinion about his governance abilities, is a good debater — and one whose likeability numbers remain high in public polls. Romney still gets a bit shaken in the heat of battle, so he’ll need to work on one-on-one debate skills before the fall.

4) This was Jon Huntsman’s best day since he got in

It may be too late to matter — or maybe not, if tracking polls showing Huntsman on the rise are to be believed.

The former Utah governor got the most air time he’s had in any of the debates so far. That is partly a product, it seemed, of the fact that the debate was in New Hampshire, where he has anchored his campaign.

Huntsman has staked the fate of his bid on doing well in this state — how well is something of a fluid measure, according to his advisers — and it paid off for him.

Huntsman has sarcastic wit, Romney, pious baloney, Santorum lobbied for the money for his family, Gingrich misses the power, and Paul is from some wierd obgyn planet and should be put into a home. When will Perry bow out?

Maybe the pious baloney comment will get Mitt to wipe the smirky grin off his face.

I hope so too, Huntsman is not only the best candidate to beat Obama (and best republican candidate in general) he may even be a better choice than Obama in general. For the sake of America the choices need to be Huntsman v. Obama, any other republican nominee (yes, even Ron Paul) vs. Obama can only spell bad things for the future of America.

It was intersting and, as Mary Matalin said earlier, Mitt gets better over time when he is attacked. He needs the attacks. Newt and others only help him improve. There is no doubt he will be lambasted by viscous attacks from Obama. Newt and the others are providing what Mitt needs. It would the same for any of them if they were to become the pack leader. This is basic training for the presidency.

When Bush/Cheney left office, their global economic disaster had the U.S. hemorrhaging 200,000 jobs per month and the Stock Market was around 8,000. Last month alone, under President Obama, we gained over 200,000 new jobs and have had 21 straight months of economic growth, with the stock market well over 12,000. The economists are now talking about a bull market. So if you want to go back to the "good old days" of Bush/Cheney and G.O.P. deregulation and trickle down economics that never served anyone other than the top 1%, vote for Mitt Romney, who left his Governorship ranked 47th out of 50, nearly dead last, in statewide job creation and had a 36% approval rating. He sure knows how to create jobs. Just ask all the people who got fired from the well-paying jobs that Romney and Bain Capital took over and ran into bankruptcy.

When Bush/Cheney left office, their global economic disaster had the U.S. hemorrhaging 200,000 jobs per month and the Stock Market was around 8,000. Last month alone, under President Obama, we gained over 200,000 new jobs and have had 21 straight months of economic growth, with the stock market well over 12,000. The economists are now talking about a bull market. So if you want to go back to the "good old days" of Bush/Cheney and G.O.P. deregulation and trickle down economics that never served anyone other than the top 1%, vote for Mitt Romney, who left his Governorship ranked 47th out of 50, nearly dead last, in statewide job creation and had a 36% approval rating. He sure knows how to create jobs. Just ask all the people who got fired from the well-paying jobs that Romney and Bain Capital took over and ran into bankruptcy.

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Could you just hear what conservatives would be saying if there was a Democratic President between 200-2009 and the largest financial collapse in 75 years occurred.?

And a Republican President had this kind of record for the last 3 years?

Accomplishments of President Obama: 22 months of private sector job growth saved the auto industry saving hundreds of thousands young people on insurance cant get dropped from insurance for a preexisting condition Bin Laden dead Ghaddafi dead end of Iraq war 866 customs and border patrol agents added arrests at border way down 22-30 al khaida leaders killed

Voodoo wackos are manipulating the Republican Party! It may not be too late to save a once great political party. Seeing Mary Matalin on CNN … with that repulsive cross around her neck -- makes one puke! Reach into your heart and embrace the gay community! Whatever happened to … “Love You Fellowman?”

Mitt Romney and Santorum are religious lunatics. The Republican Party has become the party of hate and bigotry against gays -- when human rights should be their mantra. Being left-handed or being gay is just as natural! The Republican Party is being manipulated by extreme religious wackos -- who are destroying the integrity and compassion of the United States. Kids are being bullied and committing suicide while the adults are basing their hateful beliefs on a fictional character! Insanity has overcome the United States! http://www.BogusHocusPocus.com...

Mitt Romney's flip flopping is so bad he flip flopped right in the middle of Sunday's debate. Earlier he admonish John Hutsman service in the Obama administration because he is a conservative, but when asked about gidlock in Washington, he talks about how he was able to get along with democrats and cross party lines when he was governor of Massachusettts, both instances are the same serving your country and costsituents. Wrong for Huntmans good for Mitt Romney even DubYa had a back bone and hard core principles, Mitt Romney is such a flake!

Being black or left-handed or being gay is just as natural. It is a sometimes rare occurrence to fall in Love and to hold that person in your heart and be loved in return ... it is something that should be celebrated! If it is between two guys or girls all the better. It takes even more courage to defend that LOVE! The evil writings in Leviticus 18:22 against gays depict; Priestly rules & expanded by the pope; homophobes and religious frauds to attack the gay community and never meant to apply to the public but to priests. Leviticus exists in the old testament & torah & were written long after Moses; 600BC. Bibles and the torah which includes leviticus 18:22 should be immediately banned for promoting hatred against minorities; namely the gay community and the crosses removed from all schools and churches. "It is written; so therefore it shall be? We are the chosen people? Such a wicked fantasy." To see the religious lunatics manipulate government and our lives is shameful. There is no scientific evidence to prove any of the cross related bogus elements of christianity. Man goes back 6,000,000 years; 5,996,000 years before the Greeks, Romans and the Jews and 5,998,000 years pre-dating the myth of christianity which is a mere 2012 years old. In the year 325 AD; Emperor Constantine -- who to some was the first pope; went on to fabricate & market Christianity with the creative historian Eusebius; a fiction which turned out to be one of the most hateful & evil concoctions ever perpetrated on the world. Einstein stated in a letter recently auctioned that the bible was a collection of primitive legends. He said believing in God was childish and he as a Jew is no different than another person and not chosen by God. Many theologians state quite correctly that the birth; crucifixion; resurrection and other elements of christianity actually didn’t even happen!

To think of Matthew Shepard choking on his own blood after being savagely beaten; virtually sanctioned by the church is evil beyond comprehension; yet is the same as boys being bullied into suicide; most likely being supported by the bullies parents’ religious cults. Bigotry and hatemongering against gays must be stopped. A special compliment to the Parents … Mothers , Fathers and other family members who have stood up for their sons, daughters, nieces and nephews who may be facing identity issues as they enter their teens … possibly being bullied; when in fact being gay or bi is part of nature.

The gay questions made me laugh because it showed how far behind the curve NBC is. In the interest of helping NBC catch up and remove the barriers that separate us, I suggest the following: Old gay men should tell young gay men how bad our society used to be for gay poeple and how much better things are today. Conversely, young gay men need to tell old gay men not to cruise the straight sections of adult video stores. Thank you.